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Lunar appoints experienced fintech player Tim Brooke as chairman

Experienced international fintech player Tim Brooke Thom joins Nordic bank challenger Lunar as the new chairman of the Lunar Group board.

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Economic conditions, energy, cost of living rank highly in ethical risk factors for UK businesses

What is ethical risk? Ethical risk consists of the risks that could impede an organisation’s ability to live up to its ethical values and standards which impact consumer trust, reputation, and financial performance.

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UK universities collaborate on fintech courses

From the rise of AI to ongoing changes in financial regulation, from equitable access to financial services to the opening of access to personal financial data - the financial services sector currently faces many challenges and opportunities.

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BoE forecasting held back by out-of-date tech - Bernanke

The Bank of England has been heavily criticised by a former chairman of the US Federal Reserve for relying on outdated technology for its economic forecasts.

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Baker Hill appoints Sheila Simpson chief human resources officer

Baker Hill, a leading financial technology provider in delivering solutions for loan origination, risk management, and analytics, has expanded its executive team with the hire of Sheila Simpson as the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer.

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UK regtech docStribute appoints non-exec director

London-based RegTech company, docStribute, today announces the appointment of Manila McLean to the board of the Company as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 April 2024.

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Token.io makes executive appointments

Leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider Token.io has announced the appointment of three executives to its senior leadership team, positioning the company for further growth.

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Xceptor appoints chief client success officer

Xceptor, the intelligent automation platform for financial markets, today announced the appointment of Strath Lanyon as its new Chief Client Success Officer (CCSO), effective April 15.

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Lloyds Bank cuts risk dept headcount

UK high street bank Lloyds Bank is reducing the size of its risk management department because it is seen as a “blocker” to the bank’s “strategic transformation”.

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AMF revamps Financial Skills Certification Board

The system for verifying the skills and knowledge of the employees of investment services providers and of financial investment advisors relies on the services of the AMF and the Financial Skills Certification Board (HCCP).

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AmplifyME launches banking simulator

AmplifyME, the world’s leading provider of simulation-based experiences in finance, announces today the launch of its innovative Investment Banking Pathway, signalling a major stride in reshaping entry into the financial industry for graduates.

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South African fintech Lula appoints chair

Lula, a local leader in digital finance solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has announced the appointment of Buhle Goslar as the new Chairperson of its Board.

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Robinhood co-founder steps down

Baiju Bhatt, the co-founder and chief creative officer of online stock trading firm Robinhood, has resigned from the company to "pursue other entrepreneurial interests".

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Danske Bank signs cloud deal with AWS

Denmark’s Danske Bank has signed a multiyear agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of a strategy to invest more in cloud technology.

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Payments firm Navro appoints chief revenue officer

Navro, the pioneering fintech firm that simplifies global payments for high-growth businesses, today announces the appointment of Colin Moss-Davies as Chief Revenue Officer.

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Refinitiv veteran Minutella appointed CEO of Data Zoo

Global identity provider Data Zoo has appointed former London Stock Exchange executive Charlie Minutella as CEO.

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Alba Bank CEO steps down

Rod Ashley has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Alba Bank after six years.

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Worldline cuts 1400 jobs

French payments giant Worldline is axing around 1400 jobs - eight per cent of its workforce - as part of a cost reduction programme.

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DBS chief Gupta docked millions of dollars in annual salary over outages

DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta is to take a 30% pay cut as punishment for a series of disruptive outages that hit the bank's payments and ATM services last year.

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Ainsworth departs from Open Banking Limited

Alan Ainsworth, policy and strategy director of Open Banking Limited (OBL), is moving on after six years in the role.